Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz9 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
When [AVCHD] is selected
¢1 The sensor output is 30 frames/second
When [MP4] is selected
∫ Indication of the icon
A Format
B Size
C Frame rate
•What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for...

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Set this function to [OFF] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion 
picture recording.
•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.–[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
Applicable modes: 
This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatically.
Settings: [AUTO]/[OFF]
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Sound quality will be different than usual when [Wind Cut] is...

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Playback/Editing
Various methods of playback
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods.
1Press [(].
2Press [MODE].
3Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select item, and then press [MENU/SET].
•Following items can be selected.
¢ The playback method for the 3D pictures can be switched. This menu is only 
displayed during HDMI output. Refer to  P174 for details about the playback method.
[] ([All]) (P38)
[] ([2D/3D Settings])
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[]([Slide Show])  (P104)
[] ([Filtering Play])  (P106)
[] ([Calendar])...

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Playback/Editing
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronization with music, and you can do 
this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show compos ed of only still pictures, only motion pictures, 
only 3D pictures etc.
We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a TV.
∫ Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4/ 2/1....

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Playback/Editing
∫To filter images for slide show playback
You can filter images and play them back in a slide show by selecting 
[Filtering] on the slide show menu screen.
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If you select [All], you can play back all images in a slide show. 
You can also filter images by using the same setting as [Filtering Play]. Refer 
to  P106
–108  for the setting.
•The filter settings are stored even after terminating slide show playback. To 
cancel filtering, refer to  P106.
∫Changing the slide show...

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Playback/Editing
Pictures are classified into only still pictures, only motion pictures, or only 3D pictures etc., and 
played back.
∫ To cancel filtering
1Press  3 while playing back one picture at a time.2Press  3/4  to select [Filtering Off] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Filtering is also canceled by turning off the camera or switching to Recording Mode.
[Filtering Play]
SettingsDescription of settings
[Picture Only] Only still pictures are played back.
[Video Only] Only motion pictures are...

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Playback/Editing
1Press 3/4  to select [Category Selection] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the category and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
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You can play back only the category in which an image has been found.
¢ Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the person to play back and then press [MENU/SET].
Sorting by category to play back
CategoryRecording information e.g. Scene Modes
[Face Recog.]
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*[Portrait], [i-Portrait], [Soft Skin], [Night Portrait], [i-Night Portrait], [Baby1]/...

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Playback/Editing
1Press 3/4  to select [Select Date] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the date to be played back, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
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If there were no pictures recorded during a month, that month is not 
displayed.
∫ Changing the filtering date
1Press  3 while playing back one picture at a time.2Press  3/4  to select [Change Date] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the date to be played back, and then press [MENU/SET].
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The recording date of...

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Playback/Editing
You can search for images by recorded date.
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The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when 
the calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day is 
displayed.
•You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2013.
•If you take pictures after...

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Playback/Editing
Having Fun with Recorded Pictures (Retouch)
You can adjust the color tone of the pictures taken, or add your preferred effects.
•The processed pictures are newly generated, so be sure that you have enough space in the built-in 
memory or on the card. Note also that processing  will not be possible if the Write-Protect switch of 
the card is in the [LOCK] position.
•Effects may be difficult to see depending on the picture.
•Pictures taken with other cameras may not be processed....